khuyến mãi
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 勸 (“to encourage”) and 買 (“buying”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwiən˧˦ maːj˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˦˧˥ maːj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˦˥ maːj˨˩˦] ~ [xwiəŋ˦˥ maːj˨˩˦]
Verb
khuyến mãi
- to encourage customers to buy products (by using rewards, gifts, etc.)
Usage notes
This is subtly different from, but often confused with khuyến mại (“to encourage selling”).